A film showing the Wright Brothers who created history in the field of aviation. Orville Wright smiles. Wilbur Wright and two Frenchmen on an airfield in France. Rows and rows of aircraft parked on a large airfield. Junker type aircraft stationary. Rows and rows of small Italian aircraft. Russian four-engine bombers pass over Moscow, Soviet Union. A formation of early bombers. A formation of early model U.S. aircraft.
Crane lifts smashed aircraft engines (Pratt and Whitney R-1340-10) following crash of the first aircraft assigned to the Coast Guard Air Station, St. Petersburg, Florida. The aircraft bears the identification: Coast Guard 131. It is a Douglas RD-4 Dolphin amphibian named Mizar.The fuselage (missing empennage) is lifted by crane and guided by coast guardsmen. Later, the wing is moved separately by crane, along the pier.
Kelly Petillo wins the 500 mile motor speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. Aerial view of cars parked on ground. Technicians and engineers check vehicles before the automobile race. Participants pose for a photograph. Cars drive past huge crowd of spectators. Man gives flag signals. Kelly Petillo averages 106.2 miles an hour during the spectacular contest.
Troops march on Memorial Day in New York City. Confederate and Union veterans of the Civil War are honored in a colorful decorative parade that also includes veterans from the Spanish-American War and World War I troops. Close up views of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Monument at 89th Street and Riverside Drive, decorated in patriotic bunting and flags. Troops in uniform march led by a band. Fiorello La Guardia is seen at the parade. Civilians watch the parade from their houses and from the sides of streets. Close-up views of groups of elderly veterans of the Civil War.
Students undergo parachute jumping training in Prospertown, New Jersey. Amelia Earhart demonstrates a new parachute-jumping technique that teaches students how to step into space. Guy wires guide the parachute gently to the ground without any danger to the Novice.
Tornado followed by torrential floods in Mt. Cook, New Zealand. Water gushing away with flood destroyed houses in the background. Destroyed buildings and broken bridges. Twisted railway tracks. Civilians clean up outside their houses. A rescued rabbit. View of the ferris wheel. Water gushing on roads with damaged cars flowing along. Dead civilian under debris.